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Mou et al. (2013). Refining & whitening,BioResources8(4), 5995-6013. 5995
Low Consistency Refining of Eucalyptus Pulp: Effectson Surface Chemistry and Interaction with FWAs
Hong-yan Mou,a,b
Bin Li,cElina Heikkil,
aEduardo Iamazaki,
aHuai-yu Zhan,
band
Pedro Fardim a,d,*
The surface chemistry of eucalyptus pulp fibers prior to and after low-consistency (LC) refining was studied using a state-of-the art laboratoryrefining device and advanced surface analysis techniques. It was foundthat LC refining could generate fines and fibrillation and change thesurface chemical composition of fiber surfaces. Both of these two effectscan facilitate the adsorption of fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs) bythe combination of increased specific surface area, electrostatic forces,and hydrophobic interactions, thus compensating for the loss of opticalproperties resulting from LC refining. The mechanical hydraulic forcegenerated by the high refining energy disturbed the FWA retention.Therefore, high refining energy could improve the adsorption of FWAswhen they are added after refining, but for better performance, therefining energy should be controlled and lowered. In addition, smallamounts of calcium salt added after refining can also ameliorate theadsorption of FWAs.
Keywords: Fluorescent whitening agents; Calcium sulfate; XPS; ToF-SIMS; Low-consistency refining
Contact information: a: Laboratory of Fiber and Cellulose Technology, bo Akademi University,Porthansgatan 3, FI-20500 Turku, Finland; b: State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, SouthChina University of Technology, Guangzhou, China 510640; c: Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao
Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China;d:Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) King Abdulaziz UniversityJeddah
21589, Saudi Arabia;*Corresponding author:[email protected]
INTRODUCTION
Low-consistency refining is commonly used to develop papermaking fiber
structures as well as their bonding ability. The structural changes caused by the refiningperformance include internal fibrillation, fiber shortening, external fibrillation, and fines
formation (Mohlin and Miller 1992; 1995; Li et al. 2011a). Fibrils containing celluloseare of importance for paper strength properties (Berthold and Salmn 1997; Li et al.2011b). Most of the strength properties of paper are consequently increased by refining,
but the opacity is decreased because paper becomes denser. Fluorescent whitening agents(FWAs) are used in paper and board manufacturing to compensate for the loss of
whiteness and brightness caused by residual lignin or other color species in paper fibers
(Shen 2004; Zhang et al. 2010). FWAs absorb light in the near-ultraviolet (UV) region ofthe spectrum, below about 400 nm, and re-emit the light, as fluorescence, in the violet-
blue visible region (Stana et al.1995).FWAs are based on stilbene derivatives and may be considered chemically similar
to anionic direct dyes because they are also quite large linear molecules with extensive
delocalized-electron systems and one or more sulfuric acid groups (Roberts 1992). Due to
their effectiveness and low cost, the application of FWAs in paper products is
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economically and environmentally sound because it reduces the use of bleaching
chemicals that are usually expensive and toxic to human health (Shen 2004; Shi et al.2012). It has also been reported that chemical additives with cationic and anionic chargesthat are used to improve the product properties could influence the adsorption efficiency
of FWAs (Krssig 1993). For instance, the adsorption efficiency of the brightener is
greater for solutions containing cationic surfactants below the critical micelleconcentration (cmc), while the efficiency is greater for an anionic surfactant above itscmc(Iamazaki and Atvars 2007). However, highly charged cationic polyelectrolytes (likeretention agents and sizing promoters) can easily reduce the fluorescence effect of an
FWA molecule as they interact with each other (Shi et al. 2012)Many studies explaining the refining effects on the fiber cell wall structure and
surface morphology have been published (Laine et al. 2004, Page et al. 1989), but mostresearch focuses on machine parameters (Xian et al. 2008; Zhang et al. 2010), whilethere have been no reports on the influence of surface chemistry changes after refining onFWA adsorption.
The surface properties (including surface chemistry) of pulp are of great
importance to the downstream processing of paper manufacturing and finishing, such ascoating and printing, as they may influence the fiber surface charge, fiber bonding
potential, adsorption, and adhesion properties (Mou et al. 2013). The surface chemistry offibers can be analyzed by advanced surface analysis techniques. Scanning electronmicroscopy (SEM) has been utilized to describe the morphology changes of fibers after
mechanical treatment such as beating and refining; changes in fiber shape, fibrillation,
swelling, and shrinkage can also be evaluated by SEM (Molin and Miller 1995;
Buchanan and Washburn 1962; Touzinsky et al. 1977; Mou et al. 2013). X-rayphotoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been applied to analyze the surface chemistry and
obtain information about surface lignin, extractives, and carbohydrates (Wang et al.2000; Laine et al. 1994, 1996; Fardim and Durn 2000; Mou et al.2013). ToF-SIMS has
been used to detect the surface composition and for component imaging of paper, pulp,wood, and deinked pulp (Buchert et al. 1996; Brinen 1993; Dalton et al.2002; Fardimand Durn 2000; Fardim et al. 2005; Orblin and Fardim 2010). Mou et al. (2013) havestudied the surface chemistry changes of softwood impacted by LC refining using XPSand ToF-SIMS, but the manner in which surface chemistry influences FWA adsorption
onto fibers and the brightening effect is still incompletely understood. The aim of this
work was to determine the effects of refining on the surface chemistry changes and onadsorption of the FWAs at given conditions by studying the adsorption of two typical
FWAs on eucalyptus pulp before and after LC refining. This will provide a fundamental
understanding of the absorption of FWAs in the papermaking processing.
EXPERIMENTAL
MaterialsECF (elemental chlorine-free) bleached eucalyptus pulp board was obtained from
a Finnish pulp mill. Pulp samples were refined by a ProLabTM
laboratory station under
different specific edge load (SEL) and specific energy consumption (SEC) levels with ashort fiber (SF) filling (Lundin et al. 2008; Mou et al.2013).
Two series of samples were made: refined whole pulps (pulp samples) that
included pulp fines, and fiber fractions (fiber samples) where the fines were removed
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after refining. The separation was done with a dynamic drainage jar equipped with 200-
mesh wire (TAPPI T261cm00). The Schopper Riegler drainability value (SR) was
measured after each refining step (ISO5267-1 1999). Hand sheets were prepared in aRapid Kthen apparatus using deionized water (ISO5269-2 1988) for the measurement of
optical properties (L&W Elrepho spectrophotometer routine SE070R according to
SCAN-CM 27:00) and for surface chemical analyses without any further samplepreparation. The samples were identified as 22-Pulp, 37-Pulp, 53-Pulp, 76-Pulp (for pulpsamples) and 22-Fiber, 37-Fiber, 53-Fiber, 76-Fiber (for fiber samples) according to the
SR values produced by the applied SEC levels (0, 50, 100, and 150 kWh/t, respectively).
Surface Analysis MethodsFE-SEM images were obtained using a JEOL JSMT 300 microscope, operated in
secondary electron mode at a beam current of 100 A and accelerating voltage of 20 kV.
Before imaging, samples were coated with Pt for 20 s with an Agar scientific sputtercoating system equipped with a rotating base. Images were obtained at magnifications of
5000.
XPS spectra of the pulp and fiber sample surfaces were obtained with a PhysicalElectronics PHI 2000 ESCA instrument equipped with a monochromatic Al K X-ray
source, operated at 200 W, and charge compensation. The analysis area was 1 mm2, and
the take-off angle was 45 relative to the sample surface. At least three different spotswere measured on each sample. Low-resolution scanning was performed using a pass
energy of 187 eV in 3 min, and high-resolution C1sscanning was conducted using a pass
energy of 23 eV in 5 min. A curve-fitting program provided by the instrument
manufacturer was used to obtain the oxygen-to-carbon ratios (O/C) of the samples and tointerpret the C1s signal, which carried information about the chemical binding state of
carbon. The binding energy for aliphatic carbon (C-C or C-H) is 284 eV, and the
following energy shifts from that were detected included: (1.70.2) eV for C-O, (3.10.3)
eV for C=O or O-C-O, and (4.60.3) eV for O=C-O groups. The aliphatic carbon (C-C orC-H) is denoted C1, and the other states are denoted C2, C3, and C4, in order of increasing
binding energies.
Surface coverage by lignin (Slig), carbohydrates (Scar), and extractives (Sext) wasdetermined using the O/C ratio of the untreated and acetone-extracted (Soxhlet,
overnight) samples using the following equations (Strm and Carlsson 1992; Laine et al.1996):
Sext= (O/C extracted- O/C unextracted) / (O/C extracted- O/Cextractives)*100 (1)
Slig= (O/C extracted- O/ Ccarbohydrate) / (O/Clignin- O/ Ccarbohydrate)*100 (2)
Scar=1- Slig (3)
O/Ccarbohydrate= 0.83, O/Clignin= 0.33, O/Cextractives=0.09
ToF-SIMS analysis was done with a Physical Electronics ToF-SIMS TRIFT II
spectrometer with a primary beam from a69
Ga liquid metal ion source and charge com-pensation by electron flood. Spectra were acquired for 3 min using a 25-kV acceleration
voltage under static conditions. At least three different spots were analyzed on each
sample. The peak intensities of the characteristic peaks from cellulose, hemicellulose
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(xylan), lignin, and various wood extractives in the samples were compared. The
characteristic fragments were chosen according to previously published literature (Fardim
et al. 2005; Kleen 2000; Kangas 2007). To compensate for analytical variations, the peakcounts were first normalized, dividing by the total counts of the spectrum.
FWA AdsorptionThe anionic FWAs (DS and P01) and calcium sulfate were supplied by KemiraCompany. Both di-sulfonic DS (with a formula of C40H42N12Na2O12S2) and tetra-sulfonic
P01 (with a formula of C40H40N12Na4O16S4) are stilbene derivatives.
First, 0.3 g MgSO4was added to a 1% concentration of pulp and then reacted withFWAs for 15 min at pH 6 with magnetic stirring. Paper sheets were formed using a glass
funnel. The filtrated solution was examined by fluorescence spectroscopy using a
calibration curve(Yamakiet al. 2005). Milli-Q purified water was used throughout the
paper sheet preparation. FWA sheets were made by glass filter using deionized water foroptical properties measurement.
Steady-state fluorescence spectra of FWAs in solution were recorded from em =
370 nm to em = 600 nm with exc = 348 nm using a Lambda 40 UV-Visspectrofluorometer. All samples were examined two or three times at room temperature,
and the average is reported.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Effects of LC Refining on Optical PropertiesAfter refining under various conditions, the optical properties of handsheets made
from the pulp and fiber samples were studied, and the results are shown in Table 1. For
both pulp and fiber samples, the brightness, whiteness, opacity, and s value (light
scattering coefficient) decreased with increasing specific energy consumption (SEC),while the yellowness slightly increased. For example, when the SEC increased from 0 to
150 kWh/t, the brightness, whiteness, and s value of pulp samples decreased by about3%, 7.5%, and 42%, respectively. Similar results for the decrease in brightness afterrefining were also reported for eucalyptus (Fardim and Durn 2000) and for pine (Mou etal.2013).
Table 1 also reveals that both the SR and water retention value (WRV) of pulpsamples were raised by refining, meaning that the drainage decreased for pulp samples.
This is due to the creation of fines, fiber fibrillation, and delamination effects during
refining (Li et al. 2011b), and is also consistent with the increase in the fines fractionpercentage and the decrease in fiber length (Table 1). This reduction in the drainage rate
is one major drawback of the refining process and may cause unwanted issues such as
increased sheet shrinkage. The role of fines in the optical properties of paper is known to
be associated with high specific surface area and lignin content (Asikainen et al.2010),while the fibers contribution can be speculated to be a result of the light-reflecting
surfaces of the external cell wall layer (Mou et al. 2013). Refining has a well-knownnegative effect on optical properties of pulp. But the brightness and whiteness values of
pulp samples were slightly higher compared to fiber samples (Table 1). This is because ofthe generation of fines, as fines have higher light scattering coefficients which benefit the
improvement of optical properties (Li et al.2011a). The somewhat higher opacity of pulp
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samples compared to fiber samples (Table 1) is also due to the existence of fines in pulp
samples.
Table 1. Effect of LC Refining on Fiber Properties of Pulp and Fiber Samples
Fiber Properties0 kWh/t 50 kWh/t 100 kWh/t 150 kWh/t
Pulp Fiber Pulp Fiber Pulp Fiber Pulp Fiber
SR(o) 22.2 ND 37.2 ND 53.4 ND 76 ND
WRV 1.2 ND 1.4 ND 1.6 ND 1.8 ND
Width (m) 16.9 ND 17.2 ND 17.5 ND 17.6 ND
Fines wt% 1.7 ND 2.6 ND 2.7 ND 3.0 ND
Fiber length(mm)
0.79 ND 0.77 ND 0.75 ND 0.73 ND
Brightness %ISO
87.7 87.4 87.0 86.8 86.4 85.9 85.0 84.2
CIE Whiteness 77.2 76.4 75.2 74.8 73.9 73.5 71.4 70.3
Opacity % 82.8 82.5 81.9 81.9 79.9 79.5 75.4 74.7
Yellowness 5.3 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.8
s m2/g 48.5 40.1 42.5 38.2 40.1 32.3 28.3 28.3
k m2/g 0.16 0.15 0.16 0.15 0.17 0.15 0.17 0.15
ND: not determined.s:light scattering coefficient; k:light absorption coefficient.All optical property data are reported as the mean of ten readings for each test.
Effects of LC Refining on Surface MorphologyThe surface morphology and the sheet network can be expected to be related to
the paper properties; they could also affect the adsorption of chemical additives andfillers (Aln 2007). Therefore, the surface morphologies of pulp and fiber samples at
different SEC levels were analyzed by FE-SEM and the results are shown in Figs. 1 and2. Samples with a SEC of 0 kWh/t can be considered unrefined.
It has been reported that after refining, the lumen of fibers collapse and the fiber
shapes change from tubular to flat (Fardim and Durn 2000; Mou et al. 2013). In thisstudy, the surface fibrillation of fibers increased and superficial layers were released after
refining. The significant increase in fibrillation after refining can be clearly observed inFig. 1b, compared to Fig. 1a, and the secondary fibrils are clearly seen in Fig. 2b, after
fines were removed. Refining causes a shearing of the fiber wall, usually resulting in
internal/external fibrillations and an increase in roughness (Figs. 1 and 2). Similar resultshave also been reported for pine samples (Mou et al.2013). The fines and fibrils wereprobably generated from the primary and outer secondary walls, as reported previously
(Mou et al.2013). The increase in pulp fines and fibrils can lead to an increase in thespecific surface area of pulp fibers, thus increasing the bonding potential ( i.e., thestrength properties of the whole pulp sheets) and affecting the optical properties of the
sheet (Fardim and Duran 2003). This is also in good agreement with the increased SR and
WRV values (Table 1) after refining. Severe shrinkage after fiber swelling was detectedfor both pulp and fiber samples by FE-SEM. After removing fines and fibrils, the
compact shrinkage was exposed on fiber samples. The morphology change may influence
the chemical agent deposition.
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Fig. 1. Pulp samples at an FE-SEM magnification 5,000, for (a) 0 kWh/t and (b) 100 kWh/t
Fig. 2.Fiber samples at an FE-SEM magnification 5,000, for (a) 0 kWh/t and (b) 100 kWh/t
Effects of LC Refining on Surface Chemical CompositionThe surface chemical composition of pulp and fiber samples under different
refining levels was analyzed by XPS (Table 2). The content of aliphatic carbon (C1) was
higher in the refined samples than that in the first unrefined samples (e.g. 22-Pulp and 22-Fiber). This is due to re-localization of components in the fiber cell wall during refining.
Also, the carbon bond C4, that is, the amount of carboxyl groups, was raised by refining.After removing fines, the C4content of the fiber samples was higher than that of the pulp
samples. It was assumed that carboxyl groups from fatty acids or xylan were exposed on
the surface of fibers after refining and thus can potentially affect the retention of chemicaladditives. Extraction naturally decreased C1 and increased C2 as the carbon-rich
extractives were removed. The extraction (the proportional decrease in C1) was more
efficient in the refined pulp samples compared to the unrefined sample (i.e. 22-Pulp),which also confirmed that components from the cell wall pores were probably redistrib-
(a) (b)
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uted and spread on the fiber surfaces during the process and were thereafter easily
washed away.
The surface coverage by lignin, carbohydrates, and extractives is also shown inTable 2. In pulp and fiber samples, the surface coverage by lignin decreased and
carbohydrates increased with added refining energy. The decrease in surface coverage by
lignin refers to external fibrillation, where cellulosic fibrils were shredded and opened up,thereby spreading more widely on the surface. Deposition of dissolved hemicelluloses(xylan) is also plausible (Mou et al.2013). The decrease in surface coverage by ligninmay enhance the effectiveness of FWAs (Shi et al. 2012). The surface coverage byextractives increased, in contrast to the lignin decrease. Table 2 also shows that pulpsamples had high lignin and extractive contents compared to fiber samples at the same
SEC level. This is probably due to the fact that fines (typically in chemical pulps) contain
more extractives and lignin than long fibers (Orblin and Fardim 2010; El-Sharkawy et al.2008; Bckstrm et al. 2008). The main differences between the pulp and the fibersamples were all due to the different amounts of fines and the composition of the fines. In
addition, as shown in Table 2, the C4content of pulp and fiber samples was raised with
refining. After removing fines, the C4proportion in fiber samples was higher than that inpulp samples. The change in surface chemical composition can introduce more negative
charges to the fiber surface, and this may affect the retention of cationic chemical
additives on fibers in the papermaking process.
Table 2.Effects of LC Refining on Surface Chemical Compositions of Extracted(E) and Un-Extracted Pulp and Fiber Samples
Samples C1% C2% C3% C4% O/C Slig% Scar % Sext%
22-Pulp 19.9 47.2 32.2 0.66 0.6923.1 76.9 4.7
22-E-Pulp 14.9 61.7 22.5 1.01 0.71
37-Pulp 26.9 50.0 17.4 5.70 0.6021.7 78.3 18.3
37-E-Pulp 12.1 66.0 22.4 1.01 0.7253-Pulp 26.9 50.6 18.9 3.73 0.60
19.2 80.8 20.753-E-Pulp 16.2 62.9 17.6 4.25 0.73
76-Pulp 24.0 52.6 19.6 3.76 0.6115.7 84.3 21.0
76-E-Pulp 11.9 66.8 18.5 2.87 0.75
22-Fiber 26.8 45.9 24.7 2.62 0.6619.0 81 11.6
22-E-Fiber 10.8 68.6 17.6 2.99 0.73
37-Fiber 28.1 46.3 20.7 4.90 0.6618.3 81.7 13.4
37-E-Fiber 12.3 66.4 19.7 1.61 0.74
53-Fiber 25.7 47.8 22.0 4.54 0.6316.8 83.2 17.4
53-E-Fiber 11.7 65.0 21.8 1.56 0.75
76-Fiber 24.9 51.5 17.0 6.71 0.62 16.4 83.6 19.976-E-Fiber 13.0 63.3 22.4 1.29 0.75
22-P, 37-P, 53-P, 76-P, pulp samples, and 22-F, 37-F, 53-F, 76-F, fiber samples without fines,correspond to SR values under SECs of 0, 50, 100, and 150 kWh/t, respectively.
The surface compositions of pulp and fiber samples at different SEC levels were
investigated by ToF-SIMS spectrometry. The ratios between the peak counts of thecharacteristic mass peaks from components of interests were studied. Peak intensities
were previously normalized by total spectrum counts (Fardim and Durn 2000). Charac-
teristic peaks of cellulose, xylan, lignin, and extractives were selected. The ratios are
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shown in Table 3. Higher ratios for carbohydrate peaks may be an indication of cellulose
and xylan enrichment after refining. Because of the different detection depth between
ToF-SIMS (1 nm) and XPS (about 5 nm), ToF-SIMS gives more information about theoutermost layer of the fiber surface. The results obtained by the peak intensity ratios of
ToF-SIMS spectra showed good agreement with surface coverage results by XPS. The
increase in Sext and the decrease in Sligduring refining, as estimated by XPS (Table 2),were also observed in the ToF-SIMS peak ratios (Table 3). The xylan ratio value of pulpsamples was higher than that of fiber samples with increasing refining energy. According
to the ToF-SIMS peak ratio, the increase in the amount of surface extractives on pulp
sample (37-Pulp) was due to a release of myristeric, pentadecan, and oleic acids, as wellas Ca myristate, pentadecanoate, and palmitate during refining (Fardim and Durn 2000).
The exposure of carbohydrates and extractives were probably because of the internal
fibrillation of fiber cell walls resulting from the mechanical refining performance.
Evidence of xylan deposition and cellulose exposure was observed in the ToF-SIMS peakratios. Deposition of lignin did not seem to occur for eucalyptus, despite being reported
for pine (Laine et al. 1996). Polysaccharides contain carboxylic acid side groups, and
therefore their exposure probably affects the adsorption of cationic chemical agents.Extractives on fiber surfaces, particularly fatty acid salts, may enhance the hydrophobic
interactions with molecules containing hydrophobic portions in their chemical structure.
Effects of LC Refining on FWA AdsorptionFWA adsorption on eucalyptus after refining
The isotherms for anionic DS and P01 adsorption on eucalyptus pulp without
refining are shown in Fig. 3, which reveals that DS was more easily adsorbed oneucalyptus than P01. This can be attributed to the different structures of DS and P01.
Research work and mill experiences showed that di-FWA (DS) is more effective than
tetra-FWA (P01), as di-FWA has stronger adsorption capability than tetra-FWA (Zhang
et al. 2009).
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Free (mol/L)
DS
P01
Adsorbed(mol/g)
Fig. 3.Adsorption isotherm for FWAs onto reference eucalyptus pulp
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Table 3.ToF-SIMS Results for Refined Pulp and Fiber Samples
Component
Peaks inToF-SIMSspectra
Ratio of peak intensity (normalized)
Peak Ion22-Pulp/22-Fiber
37-Pulp/22-Pulp
37-Pulp/37-Fiber
53-Pulp/37-Pulp
53-Pulp/53-
Fiber
Carbohydrates
Cellulose 127+ C6H7O3+ 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.6 1.4
145+ C6H9O4+ 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.4
Xylan 115+ C5H7O3+ 2.1 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.2
133+ C6H9O4+ 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.4
Lignin 137+ C8H9O2+ 1.2 1.7 0. 9 0.9 0.7
151+ C8H7O3+ 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.6
167+ C9H11O3+
1.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7181+ C9H9O4
+ 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.2
Extractives
Myristeric 211+ C14H27O+ 0.7 3.7 0.6 2.1 2.0
229+ C14H29O2+ 0.9 4.3 0.1 1.3 2.6
Pentadecanoic 225+ C15H29O2+ 2.3 4.4 1.9 2.1 3.6
243+ C15H31O2+ 0.8 1.5 0.6 1.4 1.9
Palmitic acid 239+ C16H31O+ 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 1.6
257+ C16H33O2+ 1.1 7.3 1.3 1.1 2.8
Oleic acid 283+ C18H36O2+ 1.5 3.2 2.9 0.3 1.9
265+ C18H34O+ 1.2 1.9 0.5 1.0 3.1
Steric acid 285+ C18H37O2+ 1.0 1.2 0.4 1.2 6.6
267+ C18H35O+ 1.5 2.4 1.4 0.9 5.4
Lignoceric 369+ C24H49O2+ 0 0 0.4 1.8 4.7
351+ C24H47O+ 0 0 0 0.6 2.0
339+ C23H49O2+ 2.1 0.3 0.8 1.5 0.7
Pentadecosanic 383+ C25H51O2+ 1.0 0.1 0.8 0 0.9
365+ C25H49O+ 0.6 0.2 0.3 1.6 3.3
355+ C24H51O+ 0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4
Calcium 268+ C14H28O2Ca+ 0.8 0.3 0 1.0 1.4
Myristate 495+ C28H57O4Ca+ 0.5 2.2 0.5 3.8 0.4
Pentadecanate 281+ C15H29O2Ca+ 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 5.6
523+ C30H59O4Ca+ 0 0 0.7 6.3 3.9
Palmitate 296+ C16H32O2Ca+ 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.6 2.9
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Peak Ion22-Pulp/22-Fiber
37-Pulp/22-Pulp
37-Pulp/37-Fiber
53-Pulp/37-Pulp
53-Pulp/53-Fiber
551+ C32H65O4Ca+ 0 0 0.6 0 1.5
Stearate 323+ C18H35O2Ca+ 1.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 2.6
324+ C18H36O2Ca+ 0 0.2 1.4 1.4 3.5
Sodium
Oleate304+ C18H33O2Na+ 0 0 1.1 3.1 1.3
305+ C18H34O2Na+ 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.9
Eicosenoate 332+ C20H37O2Na+ 0 0 1.3 4.2 0.7
333+ C20H38O2Na+ 0.2 0.4 0.5 0 1.5
Lignocerate 391+ C24H47O2Na+ 0 0 1.1 0.9 2.6
413+ C24H48O2Na2+
1.0 0.2 0.6 1.0 10.4
Hexadecanoate 441+ C26H51O2Na2+ 1.0 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.3
Sterols
Sitosterol 415+ C29H51O+ 0 0 0.8 0 1.0
414+ C29H50O+ 0 0 1.0 2.1 1.3
397+ C29H49+ 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.5 6.5
Sitostanol 416+ C29H52O+ 0 0 3.9 2.1 1.3
398+ C29H50O+ 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.5
Oxo-sitosterol 429+ C29H48O2+ 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.1 1.5
411+ C29H47O+ 1.5 0.1 0.3 2.5 0.5
Metals
Sodium 23+ Na+ 1.2 1.6 1.9 0.8 1.3
Aluminum 27+ Al3+
0.8 2.1 1.1 0.2 0.2
Silicon 28+ Si4+
1.0 1.8 1.1 2.6 2.4
Calcium 40+ Ca2+
0.9 1.9 1.0 1.2 1.1
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After being treated at various refining energy, pulp and fiber samples were treated
with fluorescent agents DS and P01 with dosages of 1 kg/ton, 2 kg/ton, 5 kg/ton, 7 kg/ton,
and 10 kg/ton, respectively, and the adsorbed amounts are shown in Fig. 4.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
DSadsorbed(mol/g)
DS Free (mol/L)
0 kWh/t - P50 kWh/t - P100 kWh/t - P150 kWh/t - P0 kWh/t - F50 kWh/t - F100 kWh/t - F150 kWh/t - F
(a)
0 4 8 12 16 20 240
2
4
6
8
P01adsorbed(m
ol/g)
P01 Free (mol/L)
0 kWh/t - P50 kWh/t - P100 kWh/t - P150 kWh/t - P0 kWh/t - F50 kWh/t - F100 kWh/t - F150 kWh/t - F
(b)
Fig. 4.The adsorption of DS (a) and P01 (b) on refined pulp and fiber samples with different SEClevels
As can be seen from Fig. 4a, at the same refining energy, DS adsorbed more on
the pulp samples compared to the fiber samples. This is due to the large specific surface
area of fines in pulp samples, as a high specific surface area benefits the adsorption ofFWAs (Shi et al.2012). However, for P01, the opposite phenomenon was observed inFig. 4b, i.e., more P01 could be adsorbed on fiber samples at the same refining energy.This is probably because, compared to fiber samples, pulp samples have stronger anionic
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charges derived from fines (Hubbe and Rojas 2008; Orblin and Fardim 2011), generating
a relatively higher electrostatic repulsion with P01 (which is a tetra-FWA), although fines
have large specific surface area. In other words, for the case of P01, the effect ofelectrostatic forces between pulp samples and P01 is larger than the effect of specific
surface area. On the other hand, fines contain more lignin (particularly for the surface
coverage by lignin as presented in Table 2), which cover more carbohydrates (i.e. covermore binding sites) (Orblin and Fardim 2010). As a result, less P01 was adsorbed on pulpsamples. Overall, the adsorption performance of both DS and P01 was improved by
refining, as exhibited in Fig. 4. An explanation for this is that hydrophobic extractives
trapped in the fiber walls are released to fiber surfaces, as analyzed by XPS (Table 2) andToF-SIMS (Table 3). The enrichment of hydrophobic extractives promotes hydrophobic
interactions with FWAs (Santa et al.1995).Therefore, according to the results in Tables 2 and 3 as well as Fig. 4, it was
demonstrated that refining performance could increase the FWAs adsorption through theenhancement of electrostatic forces and specific surface area by creating fines, as well as
hydrophobic interactions.
Effects of adding FWAs before LC refiningThe addition of DS and P01 before LC refining was also investigated. The FWAs
went through the refining process together with fibers, with the adsorption results shownin Tables 4 and 5. Increasing the amount of DS and P01 did not significantly increase the
amount adsorbed on the fibers. In addition, the amount of DS (Table 4) and P01 (Table 5)
adsorbed did not change with increasing SEC. It is obvious that the mechanical hydraulic
force generated by the high refining energy could disturb the FWAs retention.
Table 4. DS Adsorption on Pulp before Refining
RefiningEnergy(kWh/t)
2 g/ton 7 kg/ton
mol Free /L mol adsorbed / g mol Free / Lmol adsorbed /
g
0 3.8 1.7 3.0 4.9
50 5.1 1.6 2.9 4.9
100 5.0 1.6 2.3 5.0
150 6.8 1.4 2.9 5.0
Comparing the adsorption amounts in Fig. 4, with dosages of 2 kg/ton and 7
kg/ton, DS was adsorbed less on pulp when it was added before refining compared to its
addition after refining. However, for P01, a different tendency was seen. At lowerrefining energy, P01 added before refining reacted better than that added after refining.
Yet, with increasing refining energy, the adsorbed amount of P01 added before refining
was less than that when it was added after refining. The mechanical hydraulic forcegenerated by the high refining energy that disturbed the FWA retention behavior could
not be neglected. Therefore, the refining performance could enhance FWA adsorption
because of the changes in morphology and surface chemical composition and componentdistribution, as discussed previously. However, if FWAs were added before refining at
lower energy, refining was even more beneficial for its adsorption on eucalyptus fiber
compared to that if it was added after refining.
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Table 5. P01 Adsorption on Pulp before Refining
Refining energy(kWh/t)
2 kg/ton 7 kg/ton
mol Free /L mol adsorbed / g mol Free / L mol adsorbed / g
0 0.9 1.5 6.9 4.7
50 1.2 1.5 7.8 4.5
100 0.7 1.6 7.8 4.5
150 0.9 1.5 6.3 4.8
The Effect of LC Refining on the Optical Properties of Pulp Samples withthe Addition of FWAsOptical properties of pulp samples with FWA addition after LC refining
LC refining had a negative impact on the optical properties of eucalyptus pulp(Table 1). To overcome/minimize the loss of optical properties, different dosages of
FWAs were added and the optical properties were determined. The results are shown in
Fig. 5.
0 2 4 6 8 1090
95
100
105
110
115
Brightness%
DS dosage kg/ton
0 kWh/t
50 kWh/t
100 kWh/t
150 kWh/t
(a)
0 2 4 6 8 10
100
110
120
130
140
Whiteness%
DS dosage kg/ton
0 kWh/t
50 kWh/t
100 kWh/t
150 kWh/t
(b)
0 2 4 6 8 1085
90
95
100
105
110
Brightn
ess%
P01 dosage (kg/ton)
0 kWh/t
50 kWh/t
100 kWh/t
150 kWh/t
(c)
0 2 4 6 8 10
90
100
110
120
130
140
Whitene
ss%
P01 dosage (kg/ton)
0 kWh/t
50 kWh/t
100 kWh/t
150 kWh/t
(d)
Fig. 5.Effect of DS (a, b) and P01 (c, d) on the brightness and whiteness of pulp samples
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Both brightness and whiteness increased dramatically with increasing FWAs
dosage. For instance, the brightness increased by about 4% when the DS dosage
increased from 1 to 5 kg/ton.The enhancement of brightness and whiteness obtained from FWAs can
compensate for the loss of optical properties resulting from LC refining. In addition, Fig.
5 also shows that DS improved the brightness and whiteness more than P01 did. This isprobably because more DS can be adsorbed onto pulp than P01 (Fig. 3). However, thereis a clear trend indicating that to obtain the best performance of FWAs, the pulp needs to
be refined at SEC levels as low as possible.
Optical properties of eucalyptus with FWA addition before LC refiningThe addition of DS and P01 before LC refining significantly improved the bright-
ness and whiteness of P samples as well, as shown in Fig. 6.
0 50 100 15060
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
Whiteness
Refining power (kWh/t)
Reference
2 kg/ton
7 kg/ton
(a)
0 50 100 15080
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
Brightness
Refining power (kWh/t)
Reference
2 kg/ton7 kg/ton
(b)
0 50 100 15060
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
Whiteness
Refining power (kWh/t)
Reference
2 kg/ton
7 kg/ton
(c)
0 50 100 15080
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
Brightness
Refining power (kWh/t)
Reference
2 kg/ton
7 kg/ton
(d)
Fig. 6.The effect of DS (a, b) and P01 (c, d) addition before refining on the whiteness andbrightness of pulp samples
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However, at the same refining energy, both whiteness and brightness with the
addition of DS and P01 before refining (Fig. 6) were slightly lower than that with their
addition after refining (Fig. 5). For example, under the refining energy of 50 kWh/t with aDS dosage of 2 kg/ton, the brightness and whiteness of pulp samples, where DS was
added after refining, are 99 and 114, respectively, while the corresponding brightness and
whiteness for the samples where DS was added before refining are 97 and 113,respectively. This may be due to the fact that more FWAs can be adsorbed on fibers afterrefining, as mentioned previously (Fig. 4, Tables 4 and 5). With a further increase in
refining energy, the whiteness and brightness deteriorated (Fig. 6), while further FWA
adsorption was not promoted either.
FWAs Adsorption on Eucalyptus with the Addition of CaSO4 Before andAfter Refining at Low Refining Energy
Calcium sulfate is one kind of filler used in paper coating or filling (Aln 2007) to
increase the sheet smoothness, brightness, and printing performance of paper. However,fillers can induce the loss of binding between fibers. The impact of calcium sulfate at two
dosages on FWA adsorption under refining was investigated, and the results are shown in
Figs. 7 and 8.
0 10 20 30 40 50 600
10
20
30
40
50
DSSorbed(mol/g)
DS Free (mol/L)
20 kWh/t-275 mg/L30 kWh/t-275 mg/L40 kWh/t-275 mg/L60 kWh/t-275 mg/L
(a)
0 10 20 30 40 50 600
10
20
30
40
50
60
DS Free (mol/L)
DS
Sorbed
(mol/L)
20 kWh/t-550 mg/L30 kWh/t-550 mg/L40 kWh/t-550 mg/L60 kWh/t-550 mg/L
(b)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
0
10
20
30
40
P01Adorbed(mol/g)
P01 Free (mol/L)
20 kWh/t-P-275 mg/L30 kWh/t-P-275 mg/L40 kWh/t-P-275 mg/L60 kWh/t-P-275 mg/L
(c)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
0
10
20
30
40
P01Adsorbed(mol/g)
P01 Free (mol/L)
20 kWh/t-P-550 mg/L
30 kWh/t-P-550 mg/L
40 kWh/t-P-550 mg/L
60 kWh/t-P-550 mg/L
(d)
Fig. 7.The adsorption of DS (a, b) and P01 (c, d) on pulp with CaSO4 addition after refining
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0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
0
10
20
30
40
50
DSAdsorbed(
mol/g)
DS Free (mol/L)
20 kWh/t-DS-275 mg/L
30 kWh/t-DS-275 mg/L
40 kWh/t-DS-275 mg/L
60 kWh/t-DS-275 mg/L
(a)
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
0
10
20
30
40
50
DSAdsorbed(mol/g)
DS Free (mol/L)
20 kWh/t-DS-550 mg/L
30 kWh/t-DS-550 mg/L
40 kWh/t-DS-550 mg/L
60 kWh/t-DS-550 mg/L
(b)
0 20 40 60 80 100
0
10
20
30
40
50
P01Adsorbed(mol/g)
P01 Free (mol/L)
20 kWh/t-P-275 mg/L30 kWh/t-P-275 mg/L
40 kWh/t-P-275 mg/L
60 kWh/t-P-275 mg/L
(c)
0 20 40 60 80 100
0
10
20
30
40
50
P01Adsorbed(mol/g)
P01 Free (mol/L)
20 kWh/t-P-550 mg/L
30 kWh/t-P-550 mg/L40 kWh/t-P-550 mg/L
60 kWh/t-P-550 mg/L
(d)
Fig. 8.DS/P01 absorption on eucalyptus pulp with Ca addition before refining
Refining with a low energy input was found to be favorable for FWA adsorption
on fibers. After refining, both DS and P01 sorption amounts were increased under energyinput levels from 20 to 60 kWh/t with the addition of 275 mg/L calcium sulfate to the
pulp, especially in the case of P01. However, the P01 sorption on pulp was not changed
when the calcium sulfate dosage was increased to 550 mg/L, although the adsorption of
DS did increase a little. The adsorption of Ca2+
can reduce the electrical surface charge ofanionic materials such as wood pulp by specific cation adsorption. Thus certain amount
of Ca2+
could improve the retention of FWA (Zhang et al.2009; 2010). Positive effectsof cationic surfactants on the sorption of FWAs have been previously reported (Iamazaki
and Atvars 2007).In the cases presented in Fig. 8, calcium sulfate was added to the pulp solution
before refining. DS and P01 were reacted with refined calcium sulfate fibers afterwards.
For DS, the adsorption value was similar to the value given in Fig. 7. P01 adsorptionseemed to be on a lower level with CaSO4 addition before refining compared to that
when CaSO4 was added to the fibers after refining. A high calcium amount was
unfavorable for P01 adsorption. This may have been because the refining forces affected
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the calcium sulfate attachment and distribution on the fibers. The improvement of DS and
P01 adsorption by calcium sulfate is limited. This will be further studied in future.
CONCLUSIONS
1. The morphology and surface chemical composition of eucalyptus pulp fibers weremodified by low consistency (LC) refining, which can improve the adsorption of
fluorescent whitening agent (FWAs) by increasing the specific surface area and
electrostatic forces (via the generation of fines) as well as the binding sites (via theenhancement of hydrophobic interactions by the change of surface chemical
composition) of fibers. The fines contribute more anionic charges which are
beneficial for the adsorption of di-FWA (DS) but not for tetra-FWA(P01).
2. The addition of FWAs can partially compensate for the loss of optical propertiesresulted from LC refining, but the addition point in the process is important for FWAsadsorption. High refining energy could promote adsorption when FWAs are added
after refining, but is not favorable when they are added before refining.
3. Calcium sulfate added in appropriate dosages was retained on the refined fibers andcould benefit FWAs adsorption, but with an increased dosage, it supplied a cationic
charge to the fibers, which affected FWA adsorption positively.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This project was financially supported by Kemira. We would also like to thank
Top Analytica Ltd. for providing surface analytical instruments.
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